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Trump Says U.S. Not Likely to Accept New Iran Peace Proposal

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U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday he would review a new Iranian peace proposal but cast doubt over its prospects as he left open the possibility of future attacks on Iran. Negotiations between the two countries have been deadlocked since a ceasefire came into effect on April 8, with one round of peace talks to end the more than two-month ...

'Angry Birds'-Style Video Caricaturing Hezbollah Draws Rebuke

This is Beirut 05:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A video published by a Lebanese TV outlet caricaturing Hezbollah's leaders and fighters as characters from the "Angry Birds" mobile phone games drew a rebuke from the group, which called the clip "offensive" on Saturday. On social media, Hezbollah's supporters condemned what they considered the ridiculing of leader ...

Syria Dismantles Lebanon-Linked Captagon Smuggling Network

This is Beirut 02/05 22:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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A major shipment of nearly one million Captagon pills originating from Lebanon was intercepted in Syria’s border region of Rankous, where authorities say they dismantled a cross-border smuggling network moving narcotics through Syria toward neighboring countries. According to a statement from the Syrian Ministry of Interior, the ...

Iran Executes Two Men Convicted of Spying for Israel: Judiciary

This is Beirut 02/05 11:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran hanged two men on Saturday convicted of spying for Israel, the judiciary said, the latest in a string of executions in recent weeks. "Yaghoub Karimpour and Nasser Bekrzadeh were hanged for the crime of intelligence cooperation and espionage in favour of the Zionist regime," the judiciary's Mizan Online website said. It was not ...

Iran Military Official Says Renewed War with U.S. 'Likely'

This is Beirut 02/05 11:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A senior Iranian military officer said on Saturday that renewed fighting between the US and Iran was "likely", hours after President Donald Trump said he was "not satisfied" with a new Iranian negotiating proposal. Iran delivered the draft to mediator Pakistan on Thursday evening, state media reported without detailing its ...

Lebanon Says 13 Killed in Israeli Strikes in South

This is Beirut 02/05 04:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanon's health ministry said 13 people were killed on Friday in Israeli strikes in the south, including in a town where Israel's army had issued an evacuation order despite a ceasefire. The strikes in Habboush killed eight people, including a child and two women, and wounded 21 others, the ministry said, raising an earlier toll. Other strikes ...

U.S. Hits Iran With New Sanctions, Warns Against Hormuz ‘Fees’

This is Beirut 01/05 21:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States on Friday imposed new sanctions on Iran, targeting three Iranian exchange companies, while warning that any attempt to charge transit fees in the Strait of Hormuz could trigger further punitive measures. According to a statement by the U.S. Treasury Department, the sanctions are part of Washington’s broader effort to cut ...

Trump ‘Not Satisfied’ With Iran Proposal, Warns of Military Option

This is Beirut 01/05 20:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he is “not satisfied” with Iran’s latest proposal for talks, warning that Washington could resort to military action if no agreement is reached. “At this moment, I’m not satisfied with what they’re offering,” Trump told reporters at the White House, signaling ...

Hezbollah Says Reinforced Fighters in South Lebanon Despite Disarmament

This is Beirut 01/05 18:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has brought reinforcements and weapons to the south of the country since the start of the war with Israel on March 2, the organization's director of media relations said on Friday. The Lebanese army said in January it had finished disarming the group near the Israeli border in southern Lebanon, the scene of ...

Iran Offers New Proposal Amid Stalled U.S. Peace Talks

This is Beirut 01/05 17:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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According to Iranian state media reporting on Friday, Iran delivered a new proposal for peace talks with the U.S. via mediator Pakistan, with negotiations between the two sides frozen despite a weeks-long ceasefire. The text of the proposal was handed to Islamabad on Thursday evening, the IRNA news agency reported. The war, launched by the ...

Drone Strike in Israeli Border Town Injures Two as Israel Tightens Civilian Restrictions

This is Beirut 01/05 15:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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An explosive-laden drone struck a vehicle near the northern Israeli town of Misgav Am on Friday, lightly injuring two people, according to Israeli emergency services. Israel’s Fire and Rescue Service said crews were dispatched to extinguish a blaze caused by what it described as “an explosive drone impact.” The incident comes hours after ...

Iran Excavates Hidden Arsenal to Restore Strike Capacity: Report

This is Beirut 01/05 15:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran is using the ceasefire with the United States to recover buried weapons and rebuild its capacity to launch attacks, according to an NBC News report citing a U.S. official and two sources familiar with the matter. Sources say the Iranian regime has intensified efforts to excavate missiles and other munitions that were either hidden ...